Khanewal District of Punjab province of Pakistan
Short brief history of Khanewal, Punjab province of Pakistan
Khanewal is a city and the capital of Khanewal district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the host city to the second largest railway station in Pakistan.
In 997 CE, Sultan Mehmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of northern Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region was made predominantly Muslim through conversions from Hinduism by Missionary Sufi saints whose Dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.
Under Mughal rule, the city flourished and was notable for commerce and trade. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh invaded and occupied Jhang. The Muslims faced severe restrictions during the Sikh rule. Under the British Raj, there was agricultural development. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Khanewal District. Khanewal became the district in 1985 firstly it was Tehsil of Multan.
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